Excipient EINECS Numbers

A specification for acetone is included in the Japanese Pharmaceutical Excipients (JPE). The EINECS number for acetone is 200-662-2. 

Various mixtures of tocopherols, and mixtures of tocopherols with other excipients, are commercially available and individual manufacturers should be consulted for specific information on their products. The EINECS number for a-tocopherol is 215-798-8. The EINECs number for d-a.-tocopherol is 200-412-2 and the EINECS number for dl-a-tocopherol is 233-466-0. 

A specification for aluminum oxide is included in Japanese Pharmaceutical Excipients 2004 (JPE), see Table I. A specification for light aluminum oxide is also included. The PhEur 2005 includes a specification for hydrated aluminum oxide that contains the equivalent of 47.0-60.0% of AI2O3. The EINECS number for aluminum oxide is 215-691-6. 

In addition to its uses as an excipient, propylene glycol is used in veterinary medicine as an oral glucogenic in ruminants. " A specification for potassium glycol is contained in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC). The EINECS number for propylene glycol is 200-338-0. 

Comments N-methylpyrrolidone is produced by the condensation of butyrolactone with methylamine. The EINECS number for N-methylpyrrolidone is 212-828-1. A specification for N-methylpyrrolidone is included in the PhEur 2005 and Japanese Pharmaceutical Excipients (JPE) 2004. ... 

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